1247 – Willem II of Holland elected Roman Catholic German emperor
1922 – 1st facsimile photo sent over city telephone lines, Washington, D.C.
1944 – RAF bombs West Kapelse
1955 – WDBJ TV channel 7 in Roanoke, VA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1970 – WAPT TV channel 16 in Jackson, MS (ABC) begins broadcasting
1972 – Roric Harrison homers as Baltimore beats Cleveland, 4-3; last AL pitcher to homer until MLB inter-league play 25 years later
1983 – Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson release “Say, Say, Say” in UK
1992 – Madonna premieres her “Erotica” video on MTV
2004 – Final game in Montreal Expos team history is played in NYC against the Mets at Shea Stadium, an 8-1 defeat; Jamey Carroll scores the final Expos run and Endy Chavez is the last Expos batter
2017 – King Felipe of Spain speaks out against the Catalan referendum saying organizers have “broken the rule of law”